Monthly Archives: August 2008
Contract opportunity: ADS-B Air to Air Capabilities
An updated list of documents and requirements has been posted regarding the FAA’s project entitled: “ADS-B Air to Air Capabilities – Acceleration of Surface Conflict Detection and Cockpit Alert Capabilities. Identification of Performance Requirements” This will obviously be essential for … Continue reading
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On the record: Mixed reactions to Tuesday’s outage
The AP’s Joelle Tessler and Jordan Robertson filed a follow-up story Friday that includes a variety of quotes on the significance of Tuesday’s glitch at the FAA’s flight plan filing center in Georgia. A few excerpts: “If this (FAA outage) happened … Continue reading
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Near miss: Fresno
Runway incursion in Fresno, Skywest jet vs. Piper Malibu, came within 15 feet.
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AOPA’s Boyer cites JPDO in lobbying for a “special emphasis” on GA
It might be a slight stretch, but AOPA President Phil Boyer is claiming a shared vision with the JPDO over the future of America’s smaller GA airports. In an open letter to Acting FAA Administrator Robert Sturgell (press release), Boyer argues … Continue reading
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Setting the stage for reauthorization: NextGen front and center
A comprehensive and fairly insider-ish article from Airport Business magazine, reporting from the AAAE Summer Legislative Issues Conference. It lays out the issues on the table as Congress prepares to consider reauthorization of key aviation legislation — including security, environmental regulation, … Continue reading
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System failure delays ‘hundreds’ of flights
Reuters reports schedules are returning to normal after Tuesday’s 4.5-hour system failure of the National Airspace Data Interchange Network(NADIN) in Hampton, GA. The cause of the failure was not known but it was not due to a computer hacking attack, said … Continue reading
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Everything you ever wanted to know about FDMS
If you want or need to understand the basic concepts underlying Flight Deck-based Merging and Spacing (FDMS), you can’t do better than this document written by John Marksteiner and Randall Bone from the FAA’s FDMS development group. It’s comprehensive, clearly … Continue reading
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FAA’s Sturgell on NextGen: “We’re making solid progress”
A dispatch from Oshkosh, courtesy of Aero-News Network, quotes Acting FAA Administrator Robert Sturgell on NextGen: “I can say that we’re making solid progress. The foundational technologies are either already in place or will be soon enough. They include WAAS, … Continue reading
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